Kye Martin shares tips and tricks to getting around the Chicago Marathon as you cheer on some of the world’s best athletes this weekend.
The 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon is slated to take place Sunday, with tens of thousands of runners from across the globe making final preparations to compete in one of the year's biggest races.
While thousands of runners compete in the marathon to raise money for charity or to take the next step in a passion for running, elite runners will be gunning for some serious prize money on Sunday.
Overall, the top five finishers in the open division and the top ten finishers in the wheelchair division come away with prize money.
With a total of $560,000 in prize money for the open division ($280,000 for men and $280,000 for women), the breakdown is as follows:
- 5th Place: $25,000
- 4th Place: $30,000
- 3rd Place: $50,000
- 2nd Place: $75,000
- 1st Place: $100,000
The wheelchair division included a total of ten prize winners for men and women each, with a total of $150,500 in prize money ($75,250 for men and $75,250 for women). The prize money breakdown is as follows:
- 10th Place: $750
- 9th Place: $1,000
- 8th Place: $1,500
- 7th Place: $2,000
- 6th Place: $3,000
- 5th Place: $5,000
- 4th Place: $7,000
- 3rd Place: $12,000
- 2nd Place: $18,000
- 1st Place: $25,000
More information on the 46th iteration of the Chicago Marathon can be found here.
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